Garment hanger



R- A. KELSEY GARMENT HANGER May 10, 1949.

2 Sheets- Sheet 1 Filed D60. 22, 1945 f I. III

INVENTOR. 26m 4&4

147 roam/E Y May 10, 1949. r R. A. KELSEY 2,470,079

GARMENT HANGER Filed Dec. 22, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 IN V EN TOR.

i air/ /4 61% Patented May 10, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE GARMENT HANGER Robert A. Kelsey, Glendale, cam. Application December 22, 1945, Serial No. 636,566 6 Claims.. (01. 223-95) My invention relates to garment hangers.

One of the principal objects of this invention is to provide a hanger for supporting such garments as trousers, slacks, skirts, and the like, and one Which is particularly simple and economical of construction, readily deteriorate or get out of order.

Another important object of this invention is to provide a hanger of this class for supporting such garments from within, and wherein the garment supporting elements are vertically yieldable with and by the garments supported thereon, and whereby the weight thereof will cause lateral expansion of the garment.

An important object also of this invention is to provide a hanger of this class having a minimum of parts.

A further important object of this invention is to provide a simple hanger of this class which is automatically adjustable to the garment to be supported, and also to garments of various sizes.

A feature of this invention is to provide for such a hanger a simple hanger support or hook, and one which is substantially rigid, for carrying laterally extending garment-supporting arms.

Another novel feature of this invention is to provide novel garment-supporting elements on and integrally with the ends of the supporting v arms of a. hanger of this class.

A still further important object of this invention is to provide a hanger of this class having garment-supporting arms of U-shaped crosssection, providing a durable structure, and such arms having novel means at the ends and as a part of the flanges for supporting garments of the type mentioned.

Still another important object of this invention is to provide a garment hanger having arms of U-shaped cross-section which may be jackknifed or folded over the hook or other support for the hanger when the same is not in use.

A novel and simple feature of this invention is the provision of means on the foldable or pivoted supporting arms for limiting the unfolding of the lower or extreme positions thereof.

With these and other objects in view, as will appear hereinafter, I have devised a garment hanger having certain novel features of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts and,

portions, as will be hereinafter described in detail and particularly set forth in the appended claims, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and to the characters of reference thereon, which form a part of this application, in which:

and which will not,

dash lines a fragmentary 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view thereof on a slightly reduced scale, showing more clearly the end construction thereof for supporting the pant or trouser-legs Fig. 4 is a perspective view thereof, showing the same in a folded position when not in use;

Fig. 5 is a side view, similar to that of Fig. 1, showing my garment hanger in a slightly modified form of construction for supporting skirts;

Fig. 6 is a perspective view showing the hanger of Fig. 5 in a folded position;

Fig. 7 is a perspective view, showing the end construction of one of the supporting arms of the hanger of Fig. 5;

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of my garment hanger in another slightly modified form of construction; and,

Fig. 9 is a sectional view thereof, taken through 9-! of Fig. 8.

In Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 4, of the drawings, the

garment hanger has a central support I, which is substantially rigid, and is preferably in the form of a hook. At the extreme lower end of the hook are pivotally mounted supporting arms 2 and 3, these arms extending in opposite directions. The arms are of U-shaped cross-section, as shown best in Figs. 2 and 3, one of the flanges of each arm being positioned at the opposite sides of an eye I at the lower end of the book. The inner ends of the cross portions of the U-shape at the lower edge of the arms are adapted to abut each other in order to limit the unfolding or downward swing of the arms. The free ends of the flanges of the arms have upwardly extending garment supporting portions or elements 2 and 3*,there being provided on each arm two of such portions or elements which are opposed to each other. These portions or elements extend upwardly and outwardly at an angle with respect to the central support I.

The two elements of each arm also diverge upwardly with respect, to each other, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3.

The adjacent cufl's, as indicated by A and A in Fig. 2, of a pair of pants, trousers, or slacks, are positioned or hooked over the corresponding elements 2- and 3' of the arms 2 and 3, that is, the corresponding elements 2 and 3 extend into the same cuff of a pant-leg, as shown in Fig. 2.

The weight of the garment on the supporting elements 2 and 3' is such as to cause the arms to be unfolded until limited by the lateral stretch of the cuff, or by the abutting of the inner ends of the lower portions of the arms, as stated above. The elements 2"- and 3, that is, the elements of each pair on the outer ends of the respective .arms, diverge so as to permit the cuffs to be readily hooked over such elements and to provide sufiicient clearance for the cuffs at the oppositely positioned elements 2 and 3- of each arm.

The hanger is so made that the arms 2 and 3 may be folded or jack-knifed with respect to each other, with the opposite flanges of the arms positioned at the opposite sides of the hook, as shown in Fig. 4.

In the modified structure, shown in Figs. 5, 6, and I, the main portions of the arms l2 and I3 are constructed similar to the arms 2 and 3 in the first mentioned structure, and they are also pivotally mounted on the lower end of the hook H, as before described. In this structure, however, the free ends of the flanges of the arms are bent outwardly in the form of loops I2 and 13, respectively, so as to form substantially rounded ends of the arms. They are so shaped that they will readily fit into a skirt at the waist line, and

the weight of the skirt will cause the arms 12 and It to unfold to the limit of the stretch of the garment. The upper portions of the free ends of the arms are preferably of acute angles in order slightly to engage or dig into the fabric of the skirt to prevent the same from being readily disengaged. In this construction, the arms are also arranged to be folded over the opposite sides of the book, when the hanger is not in use.

In the modification shown in Figs. 8 and 9, the arms 22 and 23 are rigid with respect to each other and to the supporting hook 2|, except for the resiliency inherent in the material from which the hanger, and particularly the arms thereof, is made. These arms 22 and 23 may be made from a single piece of wire, and the garment-supporting elements 22* and 23' at the ends of the arms are made by folds or loops of the wire, two of such garment-supporting elements being provided at the end of each arm. The general shape of the hanger is the same as that shown in Fig. 1 when unfolded. The hook 21 may be formed as a part of one of the arms and welded to the inner end of the other arm.

Though I have shown and described a particular construction, combination, and arrangement of parts and portions, and certain modifications thereof, I do not wish to be limited to the same, but desire to include in the scope of my invention the construction, combination, and arrangement substantially as set forth in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a garment hanger, a central support, and pant-leg supporting arms extending from the lower end of the support, each of said arms being provided at its end with garment-supporting elements spaced laterally with respect to the opposite sides of the hanger, said elements diverging upwardly and the upper ends of the elements being raised above the portions immediately inwardly thereof toward the middle of the hanger.

2. In a garment hanger, a central support, and supporting arms extending from the lower end of the support, each of said arms being .provided at its end with garment-supporting elements spaced '4 laterally with respect to the opposite sides of the hanger, said elements being in the form of loops arranged substantially in planes diverging upwardly whereby engagement of said loop with said garment is facilitated.

3. A garment hanger for hanging trousers having a cuff on each trouser leg, said hanger being made of wire and having a central support and two resilient arms extending in opposite lateral directions from the lower end thereof, each arm comprising double wire strands bent upwardly at their ends into upwardly and backwardly extending loops, and the portions of the loops of each arm nearest the support being rigidly connected together, the upper portion of one loop of both arms being arranged to extend under the cuff of one trouser leg.

4. A garment hanger for hangingtrousers having a cuff on each trouser leg, said hanger being made of wire and having a central support and two resilient arms extending in opposite lateral directions from the lower end thereof, each arm comprising double Wire strands diverging outwardly with respect to each other and bent upwardly at their ends into upwardly and backwardly extending loops, and the portions of the loops of each arm nearest the support being rigidly connected together, the upper portion of one loop of both arms being arranged to extend under the cuff of one trouser leg.

5. A garment hanger for hanging trousers having a cuff on each trouser leg, said hanger being made of wire and having a central support and two resilient arms extending in opposite lateral directions from the lower end thereof, each arm comprising double wire strands bent upwardly at their ends into upwardly and backwardly extending loops, and the portions of the loops of each arm nearest the support being rigidly connected together, the outer lateral portions of the loops diverging outwardly and upwardly, the upper portion of one loop of both arms being arranged to extend under the cuff of one trouser leg.

6. A garment hanger for hanging trousers having a cufi on each trouser leg, said hanger being made of a single piece of wire and having a central support and two resilient arms extending in opposite lateral directions from the lower end thereof, each arm comprising double wire strands bent upwardly at their ends into upwardly and backwardly extending loops, and the portions of the loops of each arm nearest the support being rigidly connected together, the upper portion of one loop of both arms being arranged to extend under the cufi of one trouser leg, one strand of each arm being continuous, the other strand of one arm being a continuous part of the lower end of the support and the inner end of the other strand of the other arm being welded to the lower end of the support.

ROBERT A. KELSEY.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date D. 32,688 Heimann May 22, 19

351,058 MacDonald Oct. 19, 18 6 582,418 Greely May 11, 1897 839,879 O'Connell Jan. 1, 1907 2,171,693 Glendenning Sept. 5, 1939 2,238,528 Knudsen Apr. 15, 1941 2,393,263 Puzie, Jr. Jan. 22, 1946 

